EP 3589175 B1 20230823 - DISPENSER WITH PARALLEL DISPENSING PATHS
Title (en)
DISPENSER WITH PARALLEL DISPENSING PATHS
Title (de)
SPENDER MIT PARALLELEN AUSGABEPFADEN
Title (fr)
DISTRIBUTEUR AVEC DES CHEMINS DE DISTRIBUTION PARALLÈLES
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 17158383 A 20170228
- EP 17158397 A 20170228
- EP 2018054637 W 20180226
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2018158179A1] A beverage preparation machine (1) has: a water circuit (12,13) for guiding water (2,2',2'') from a source (11); and a mixing unit (20) fluidically connected to the water circuit (12,13) and to a beverage outlet (23) for dispensing to a consumer cup or mug (5) a beverage (3) formed in the mixing unit (20). The mixing unit (20) has a first module (21) and a second module (22) that are relatively movable from: a distant configuration for inserting an ingredient between the first and second modules (21,22); to a proximate position for combining such ingredient with water (2') supplied by the water circuit (12,13) so as to form the beverage (3). The machine has: a further unit (30) fluidically connected to the water circuit (12,13) and to an outlet (33) for dispensing to a consumer cup or mug water (2'') supplied by the water circuit (12,13); and a water directing device (14) fluidically connected to the water circuit (12,13), to the mixing unit (20) and to the further unit (30). The directing device (14) has one or more valves (141,142;143,144) that is/are actuated by the relatively moving first and/or second modules (21,22) and that can be opened and closed for controlling a flow of water (2,2',2'') from the water circuit (12,13) selectively to the mixing unit (20) or to the further unit (30).
IPC 8 full level
A47J 31/46 (2006.01); A47J 31/36 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A47J 31/0652 (2013.01 - US); A47J 31/3604 (2013.01 - US); A47J 31/3623 (2013.01 - EP US); A47J 31/3633 (2013.01 - US); A47J 31/407 (2013.01 - US); A47J 31/469 (2018.07 - EP); A47J 31/0673 (2013.01 - US); A47J 31/4482 (2013.01 - US); A47J 31/46 (2013.01 - US); A47J 2201/00 (2013.01 - US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2018158179 A1 20180907; CN 110312453 A 20191008; EP 3589175 A1 20200108; EP 3589175 B1 20230823; US 11432674 B2 20220906; US 2019387918 A1 20191226
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2018054637 W 20180226; CN 201880012770 A 20180226; EP 18708087 A 20180226; US 201816488331 A 20180226